Senior Accountant

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

Key Activities

General Accounting and Reporting

•Full suite of monthly financial reporting and

•Balance review and reconciliation for AR, AP, other receivables, payables, inventory, fixed assets and others

•Month end reporting: CORE report

•weekly actual reporting of Orders and Sales

•Monthly Causal report for John Crane Malaysia

•Maintain checklist of provisions, accruals, prepayments, inventory obsolescence

•Advising Shared Service team on GL postings and approvals for payment upload

•Collaborate with other functions for inventory count, fixed asset maintenance, annual physical count,

•Review quarterly GST returns done by Accounts Executive

•Review Customers’ credit limits and credit terms

•Lead on Income tax, transfer pricing assessment, TDS, Withholding tax, Advance tax

•Audit lead for statutory audit, internal audit and transfer pricing

•Lead the various compliance requirements and support the establishment of effective internal controls

•Lead SAP or other reporting tool testing/implementation

Key Accountabilities 

•Internal controls and Compliance

•Treasury management and Cashflow position

•Management reporting

•Audit, Tax and Compliance

•Financial Planning & Analysis

Qualifications

•Minimum 10 years finance experience in MNC,

•Chartered Accountant and/or Company Secretary

•Good communication Advanced Excel skill is preferred.

•Experience with SAP or other major ERP system Good knowledge of accounting principles and practices

•Strong business sense and change management skills.

•High degree of independence

•Team player with excellent people skills

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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